Question 1

Which is bigger, SHEL or SLB?

Accepted Answer

Shell plc is the larger company — market cap $285B vs $72.6B for SLB Limited.

Question 2

Which is more profitable, SHEL or SLB?

Accepted Answer

SLB keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 8.5% vs 6.7% for SHEL.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, SHEL or SLB?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, SHEL trades at a lower P/E — 11.0 vs 23.4 for SLB. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, SHEL or SLB?

Accepted Answer

SHEL yields 2.96% vs 2.33% for SLB.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — SHEL or SLB?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, SHEL leads 6 of 10 comparable metrics and SLB leads 4. StockCV rates SHEL “Solid” and SLB “Strained”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	SHEL	SLB
Price	$100.00	$48.92
Market cap	$285B	$72.6B
Revenue (TTM)	$267B	$36.4B
Revenue growth	-11.2%	+8.3%
Net margin	6.7%	8.5%
Free cash flow	$31.5B	$4.81B
Net cash (debt)	($41.7B)	($8.57B)
1-year price return	+36.0%	+47.7%
P/E	11.0	23.4
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	79%	30%
Dividend yield	2.96%	2.33%
Return on equity	15%	12%
Altman Z-score	3.91	—
CV checks passed	9 of 11	9 of 11
Employees	85,000	109,000

Shell plc vs SLB Limited